LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Oct 04, 2017 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, October 3, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,505 3,720 2,396 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,044 952 1,551 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 590 593 344 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,105 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 486 365 27.15-38.50 33.73 400-449 743 424 21.00-39.00 31.56 450-499 558 475 26.00-40.00 32.18 500-549 757 525 29.32-41.00 35.19 550/up 451 585 32.63-42.00 36.26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 790 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,152 Kansas 95 Minnesota 1,067 Missouri 695 Nebraska 945 South Dakota 185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 0800C .